Canoe Award

Your Canoe Award endorses your skill, judgment and decision making when journeying. You will be confident in planning and undertaking canoe journeys on the water in winds up to and including force 3 taking place on grade 1 rivers with simple eddy lines. Your award is a sound basis for building the experience and knowledge associated with the Progressive Canoe Award.

Course Cost £150

Dates

30th and 31st March 9.30am to 5pm. Course tutor: Katy Groom

28th and 29th September 9.30am to 5pm. Course tutor: Paul Taylor

Award Content

1. Location

Weather Conditions

Water Conditions

Fellow Paddlers

Plan a safe journey

2. Getting Ready

Transport

What to Wear?

What to take?

Safety

Risk Assessment

3. At the Water

Considerations for others

Things we may need to observe

4. Canoeing Skills

Getting on the water

Forward Paddling

Stopping

Turning

Move Sideways

Enter and cross a flow

Prevent a capsize

Poleing / Sailing / Lining

Rescue Skills

5. After the Session Review and Reflection.

6. Future Development.

Minimum age

15

Maximum group size

6

Instructor ratio

1:6

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